Dates and Facts DATEV Challenge 2018

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Date July 1, 2018

Race Long Distance 3.8 km swimming 180 km cycling 42,195 km running

Location City and County of Roth

Race Course Start at 6.30 a.m at the Main-Donau-Kanal, . Leaving transition area 1 at the Main-Donau-Kanal in Hilpoltstein, athletes tackle two laps on the bike course each of about 85.5 km - additionally they take 9 km to transition area at the park-and-ride lot at the Hilpoltsteiner Straße in Roth. The bike run is followed by the marathon on a new route. It links the “traditional route” along the Canal with the towns of Roth and Büchenbach in a one-lap-course.

Participants: About 3.400 single starters and 650 relays

Nations: Athletes from 76 nations

Duration: Maximum finish time is 15:00 hours for single starters, 13.45 hours for relay teams.

Roth 2017: Spectators, Media, Organisation

Spectators Spectators during the race about 260,000 according to police information

Media (Dates & Facts 2017) TV reports national Air-time total (in hours) 51:78:85 Viewers 6.35 Mio. Advertising medium contacts 87.68 Mio.

TV reports international Air-time total (in hours) 278:36:18 Viewers 23.28 Mio. Advertising medium contacts 335.56 Mio.

Newspapers and magazines Publications 324 Press articles 731 Advertising Media contacts 51.28 Mio

Web-coverage www.challenge-roth.de Unique visitors on raceday 314.000 Page impressions 2.4 Mio.

Accreditation Accredited journalists about 200

Organisation, rescue and assistance services Police Officers 400 Firefighter 600 Fire Departments 27 Clubs 53 Race Marshalls 65 Rescue Service 420

Central Medical Care 20 doctors 48 beds (+s 20 reserve) additionally 3 intensive care beds, 1 surgical treatment bed Time Table DATEV 2018

Wednesday, June 27 04.00 p.m. Live-Broadcast world football championship – South Korea, Foodcourt Thursday, June 28 11.00 a.m. Press conference in the “Kulturfabrik” Roth 10.00 a.m. - 07.00 p.m. Registration at the registration tent / Triathlon Park 10.00 a.m. – 07.00 p.m. Triathlon Expo in the Triathlon Park 04.00 p.m. Live-Broadcast world football championship Senegal – Colombia or Japan - Poland 05.00 p.m. “Erdinger Urweisse” Party at the Expo, Foodcourt 06.00 p.m. “Bambini” run Hilpoltstein 07.30 p.m. Germany premiere: movie “we are triathletes” 08.15 p.m. “Nightrun” from Hilpoltstein to Roth, Finish Triathlon Park

Friday, June 29 06.30 a.m. - 09.00 a.m. blueseventy swim training in the Main-Donau-Kanal / swim start 09.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. COMPRESSPORT Morning Run at the swim start 10.00 a.m. - 07.00 p.m. Triathlon Expo in the Triathlon Park 10.00 a.m. - 07.00 p.m. Registration at the registration tent / Triathlon Park 10.00 a.m. - 05.00 p.m. For media: media center (Schützenhaus) open 04.00 p.m. - 05.00 p.m. The city of Roth presents itself – market square 05.00 p.m. “Hütt’ngaudi” after work with german “Schlager” vocals, Foodcourt 05.00 p.m. - 12.00 p.m. Welcome-Party, powered by BAYERN 3, market square 05.45 p.m. - 10.00 p.m. Challenge-forAll in the public baths of Roth 06.00 p.m. - 08.00 p.m. Bernbacher Carbo Party at the festival tent

Saturday, June 30 06.30 a.m. - 09.00 a.m. blueseventy-swim training in the Main-Donau-Kanal / Swim Start 10.00 a.m. - 07.00 p.m. Triathlon Expo in the Triathlon Park 08.45 a.m. - 02.30 p.m. Junior-Challenge, public baths of Roth 10.00 a.m. - 01.00 p.m. Registration at the registration tent / Triathlon Park 10.00 a.m. - 05.00 p.m. For media: media center (Schützenhaus) open 10.15 a.m. Start Challenge Women 11.00 a.m. - 03.00 p.m. Challenge childcare 11.45 a.m. “Beneflizz”, Bike Marathon 11.30 p.m. - 04.00 p.m. Bike Check-In and “HIP-Lounge” at the swim start 12.00 a.m. Race Briefing (spanish) in the festival tent 03.00 p.m. Race Briefing (french) in the festival tent 04.00 p.m. Live-Broadcast world football championship round of sixteen, Foodcourt 04.00 p.m. Race Briefing (german/english) for individuals in the festival tent 05.00 p.m. Race Briefing (german) for relay teams in the festival tent 05.00 p.m. “Thank God I don’t have to start”-Party, Foodcourt 06.15 p.m. Race Briefing (english) for relay teams in the press centre/ Schützenhaus 07.30 p.m. - 12.00 p.m. Countdown Party in with BAYERN 3

Sunday, July 1 06.30 a.m. Start of DATEV Challenge Roth 2018 TOP 50 men, athletes elder than 65 years, participants for 31st time, participants with disabilities, 06.33 a.m. Start group 2 TOP 25 women 06.45 a.m. Start group 3 SUB 9 and fast Age Group 06.50 a.m. Start groups 4-6 men / in 5 minutes intervals 07.05 a.m. Women group 07.10 a.m. Women group 07.15 a.m. Start groups 9 – 19 / in 5 minutes intervals 09.00 a.m. Start groups 20-22 (relay teams) / in 5 minutes intervals

10.00 a.m. - 08.00 p.m. For media: media center (Schützenhaus) opens 12.00 a.m. - 07.00 p.m. Triathlon Expo in the Triathlon Park 11.00 a.m. - 06.30 p.m. Challenge childcare 11.00 a.m. Live-Stream DATEV Challenge Roth, Foodcourt

About 02.05 p.m. Finish of the race winner male About 02.51 p.m. Finish of the race winner female About 04.14 p.m. Finish of the winning relay team about 05.00 p.m. Press conference (Schützenhaus)

08.00 p.m. Winners’ Award Ceremony for the first three trophy relays (at the finish line area) 09.00 p.m. Finishline Party

11.05 p.m. Official end of DATEV Challenge Roth 2018 with fireworks

Monday, July 2 09.30 a.m. Registration for the DATEV Challenge Roth 2019 at the festival tent 10.00 a.m. – 01.00 p.m. Triathlon Expo in the Triathlon Park 11.00 a.m. Winners’ Award Ceremony DATEV Challenge Roth at the festival tent 01.30. p.m. Winners’ Award Ceremony Firefighter World Championship (Feuerwehrhaus Roth) 07.00 p.m. Volunteers’ Party in the festival tent

Opening hours Foodcourt: Wed., June 27 03.00 p.m. – 08.00 p.m. Thu., June 28 10.00 a.m. – 10.00 p.m. Fri., June 29 10.00 a.m. – 10.00 p.m. Sat., June 30 10.00 a.m. – 10.00 p.m. Sun., July 01 12.00 a.m. – 11.00 p.m. Mon., July 2 08.00 a.m. – 02.00 p.m. Sponsoring Partners

DATEV eG N-ERGIE AG new balance NBR GmbH Sparkasse Mittelfranken-Süd Versicherungskammer Bayern Speck Pumpen Walter Speck GmbH & Co. KG Memmert GmbH + Co. KG SQUEEZY Sorts Nutrition GmbH Alpecin / Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Auto-Fiegl GmbH BAYERN3 Blueseventy Compressport UVEX SPORTS GmbH & Co. KG ULTRASUN AG Germania Fluggesellschaft mbH Pyraser Landbrauerei GmbH & Co. KG Erdinger Weißbräu Frankenbrunnen GmbH + Co. KG Red Bull Recaro Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co KG JOKA / W. & L. Jordan GmbH Josef Bernbacher & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG SayV Friedrich Hofmann Betriebsgesellschaft mbH Apotheker Walter Bouhon GmbH ARNDT Sicherheit und Service GmbH + Co. KG Reithelshöfer GmbH Guttenberger und Partner GmbH Burkhartsmaier GmbH Jura-Kälte Kälteanlagenbau GmbH TechniSat ARVENA PARK Hotel Nürnberger Nachrichten VIPA GmbH BMW Motorrad Zentrum Deutsche Lufthansa Qualitel Hotel Stadt Roth Landkreis Roth Stadt Hilpoltstein Metropolregion Nürnberg Nations 2018

Nr. Nation Nr. Nation 1 Deutschland 40 Argentinien Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und 2 41 Kirgisistan Nordirland 3 Frankreich 42 Slowenien 4 Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika 43 Türkei 5 Spanien 44 Hongkong 6 Österreich 45 Japan 7 Australien 46 Costa Rica 8 Schweiz 47 Estland 9 Italien 48 Griechenland 10 Belgien 49 Marokko 11 Israel 50 Mazedonien 12 Niederlande 51 Philippinen 13 China, Volksrepublik 52 Simbabwe 14 Dänemark 53 Afghanistan 15 Brasilien 54 Bahrain 16 Kanada 55 Chile 17 Südafrika 56 Guernsey (Kanalinsel) 18 Irland 57 Guam 19 Portugal 58 Korea, Republik (Südkorea) 20 Schweden 59 Vereinigte Arabische Emirate 21 Polen 60 Bulgarien 22 Mexiko 61 Bosnien und Herzegowina 23 Luxemburg 62 Bolivien 24 Neuseeland 63 Botswana 25 Tschechische Republik 64 Zypern 26 Finnland 65 Algerien 27 66 Fidschi 28 Norwegen 67 Guatemala 29 Slowakei 68 Indien 30 Thailand 69 Island 31 Taipei, China 70 Libanon 32 Singapur 71 Peru 33 72 Puerto Rico 34 Kroatien 73 Rumänien 35 Ungarn 74 United States of America 36 Malaysia 75 Uruguay 37 Schottland 76 Vietnam 38 Russische Föderation 39 Venezuela

Starter, Finisher and Winning Times 1988 - 2017

Winning times Year Number of starters Number of finishers Men Women

1988 706 587 08:13:11 10:07:35

1989 1036 916 03:59:59 04:31:04

1990 1349 1085 08:21:13 09:21:29

1991 1303 1129 08:04:54 08:55:29

1992 1584 1428 08:06:12 08:55:00

1993 1603 1431 08:03:19 09:18:49

1994 1864 1674 08:01:59 08:50:53

1995 1903 1447 08:08:07 09:06:34

1996 2229 2056 07:57:02 09:21:30

1997 2506 2324 07:50:27 08:59:31

1998 2550 2301 08:03:59 09:27:43

1999 1796 1655 07:56:00 09:26:59

2000 2586 2374 08:19:38 09:32:08

2001 2465 2330 08:10:39 09:24:29

2002 1340/1566 1232/1521 08:17:25 09:12:41

2003 1504/1125 1282/1038 08:11:50 09:15:01

2004 1744/1641 1701/1635 07:57:50 09:13:57

2005 1990/1497 1848/1452 07:58:45 09:14:06

2006 2325/1680 2160/1674 08:00:52 09:01:17

2007 2376/1524 2246/1506 07:54:23 08:51:55

2008 2510/1644 2293/1635 08:09:34 08:45:48

2009 2.487/1.638 2.357/1.611 07:55:53 08:31:59

2010 2.836/1.806 2.678/1.746 07:52:36 08:19:13

2011 2.982/1.881 2.790/1.821 07:41:33 08:18:13

2012 2.977/1.932 2.754/1.887 07:59:59 08:45:04

2013 3.141/2.121 2.883/2.073 07:52:01 08:40:35

2014 3.179/1.956 2.668/ 1.893 07:56:00 08:38:53

2015 3.161/2.097 2.734/2.010 07:51:28 08:50:53

2016 3.173/2.040 2.931/2.019 07:35:39 08:22:04

2017 3.151/2.082 2.865/1.980 07:59:07 08:40:03 1989 = Half Distance (2,5 km swimming, 93 km cycling, 22 km running) World’s Best Times at Roth

1988 Axel Koenders (NL) 08:13:11

1991 Thea Sybesma (NL) (first athlete in the world less than 9 hours) 08:55:29

1992 Paula Newby-Fraser (ZIM) 08:55:00

1994 Paula Newby-Fraser (ZIM) 08:50:53

1996 Lothar Leder (D) (first athlete in the world less than 8 hours) 07:57:02

1997 (B) 07:50:27

2008 (NL) 08:45:48

2009 (GBR) 08:31:59

2010 Chrissie Wellington (GBR) 08:19:13

2011 Chrissie Wellington (GBR) 08:18:13

2011 Andreas Raelert (D) 07:41:33

2016 (D) 07:35:39

Winners (male) in Roth

Men

1988 Axel Koenders NL 08:13:11 1990 Pauli Kiuru SF 08:21:13 1991 Pauli Kiuru SF 08:04:54 1992 Jos Everts NL 08:06:12 1993 Christian Bustos CHL 08:03:19 1994 Jürgen Zäck D 08:01:59 1995 Jürgen Zäck D 08:08:07 1996 Lothar Leder D 07:57:02 1997 Luc van Lierde B 07:50:27 1998 Jürgen Zäck D 08:03:59 1999 Jürgen Zäck D 07:56:00 2000 Lothar Leder D 08:19:38 2001 Lothar Leder D 08:10:39 2002 Lothar Leder D 08:17:25 2003 Lothar Leder D 08:11:50 2004 Chris McCormack AUS 07:57:50 2005 Chris McCormack AUS 07:58:45 2006 Chris McCormack AUS 08:00:52 2007 Chris McCormack AUS 07:54:23 2008 Patrick Vernay F 08:09:34 2009 Michael Göhner D 07:55:53 2010 Rasmus Henning DNK 07:52:36 2011 Andreas Raelert D 07:41:33 2012 James Cunnama RSA 07:59:59 2013 Dirk Bockel LUX 07:52:01 2014 D 07:56:00 2015 Nils Frommhold D 07:51:28 2016 Jan Frodeno D 07:35:39 2017 Bart Aernouts B 07:59:07

Winners (female) in Roth

1988 Rita Keitmann D 10:07:35 1990 Jan Wanklyn AUS 09:21:29 1991 Thea Sybesma NL 08:55:29 1992 Paula Newby-Fraser ZIM 08:55:00 1993 Katinka Wiltenburg NL 09:18:49 1994 Paula Newby-Fraser ZIM 08:50:53 1995 Paula Newby-Fraser ZIM 09:06:34 1996 Ute Mückel D 09:21:30 1997 Susan Latshaw USA 08:59:31 1998 Katja Schumacher D 09:27:43 1999 Joanne King AUS 09:26:59 2000 CAN 09:32:08 2001 Nina Kraft D 09:24:29 2002 Nina Kraft D 09:12:41 2003 Nicole Leder D 09:15:01 2004 Nicole Leder D 09:13:57 2005 Belinda Granger AUS 09:14:06 2006 Joanna Lawn NZ 09:01:17 2007 Yvonne van Vlerken NL 08:51:55 2008 Yvonne van Vlerken NL 08:45:48 2009 Chrissie Wellington GBR 08:31:59 2010 Chrissie Wellington GBR 08:19:13 2011 Chrissie Wellington GBR 08:18:13 2012 Rachel Joyce GBR 08:45:04 2013 SUI 08:40:35 2014 AUS 08:38:53 2015 Yvonne van Vlerken NL 08:50:53 2016 Daniely Ryf SUI 08:22:04 2017 SUI 08:40:03

The ten fastest times in Roth

Men 2016 Jan Frodeno D 07:35:39 2011 Andreas Raelert D 07:41:33 1997 Luc van Lierde B 07:50:27 2015 Nils Frommhold NL 07:51:28 1997 Jürgen Zäck D 07:51:42 2013 Dirk Bockel LUX 07:52:01 2010 Rasmus Henning DNK 07:52:36 2007 Chris McCormack AUS 07:54:23 2009 Michael Göhner D 07:55:53 1999 Jürgen Zäck D 07:56:00

Women

2011 Chrissie Wellington GBR 08:18:13 2010 Chrissie Wellington GBR 08:19:13 2016 Daniela Ryf SUI 08:22:04 2009 Chrissie Wellington GBR 08:31:59 2014 Mirinda Carfrae AUS 08:38:53 2009 Rebekah Keat AUS 08:39:24 2017 Daniela Ryf SUI 08:40:03 2013 Caroline Steffen SUI 08:40:35 2016 Carrie Lester AUS 08:42:13 2014 Rachel Joyce GBR 08:42:25

Best Splits in Roth

Swim

Men

1997 Michael Prüfert D 00:43:35 (current fastest time on long distance (without transition time) 1998 Wolfgang Dittrich D 00:44:36 1998 Andreas Niedrig D 00:44:40 2017 Anton Lagerbäck SWE 00:44:49 1997 Luc van Lierde B 00:44:51 1997 Andreas Niedrig D 00:44:54 1990 Wolfgang Dittrich D 00:45:11 1990 Bernd Meier D 00:45:14 2016 Jan Frodeno D 00:45:22 2004 Stephen Sheldrake NZ 00:45:33

Women

2009 Janina-Kristin Götz D 00:47:24 2005 Ute Mückel D 00:47:27 2012 Lucie Zelenkova-Reed CZE 00:47:31 2012 Rachel Joyce GBR 00:47:37 2009 GBR 00:47:37 2015 Laura Bennett D 00:47:38 2000 Ute Mückel D 00:47:45 1998 Ute Mückel D 00:47:56 1995 Ute Mückel D 00:47:58 2006 Lucie Zelenkova CZ 00:48:02

Bike

Men 2016 Jan Frodeno D 04:08:07 2015 Andrew Starykowicz USA 04:09:13 2015 Nils Frommhold D 04:09:30 2011 Andreas Raelert D 04:11:43 2011 D 04:12:46 2017 Christian Müller D 04:13:40 2010 Sebastian Kienle D 04:14:07 1999 Jürgen Zäck D 04:14:16 2009 Norman Stadler D 04:14:42 1997 Thomas Hellriegel D 04:14:45 Women 2016 Daniela Ryf SUI 04:31:29 2010 Chrissie Wellington GBR 04:36:33 2017 Daniela Ryf SUI 04:37:34 2013 Yvonne van Vlerken NL 04:39:35 2009 Chrissie Wellington GBR 04:40:28 2016 Yvonne van Vlerken NL 04:40:29 2011 Chrissie Wellington GBR 04:40:39 2014 Yvonne van Vlerken NL 04:42:17 2013 Caroline Steffen SUI 04:42:21 2016 Carrie Lester AUS 04:42:50

Run

Men

1997 Luc van Lierde B 02:36:49 2016 Joe Skipper GBR 02:38:52 1994 Peter Kropko H 02:39:13 2016 Jan Frodeno D 02:39:18 2010 Rasmus Henning DNK 02:39:43 2012 James Cunnama RSA 02:40:06 2004 Chris McCormack AUS 02:40:23 2011 Andreas Raelert D 02:40:52 2009 Michael Göhner D 02:41:17 2003 Mika Luoto FIN 02:41:21

Women

2011 Chrissie Wellington GBR 02:44:35 2010 Chrissie Wellington GBR 02:48:54 2004 Nicole Leder D 02:52:46 2014 Mirinda Carfrae AUS 02:53:27 2008 Yvonne van Vlerken NL 02:54:22 2004 Viola Schäffer HUN 02:54:33 2009 Rebekah Keat AUS 02:55:28 2012 Sonja Tajsich D 02:55:43 2008 HUN 02:55:54 2017 Lisa Roberts USA 02:56:35

Top Five Men 2017

Men 1. Bart Aernouts M 30 B Schwimmen 00:52:55 Radfahren 04:19:02

Laufen 02:44:10

Gesamt 07:59:07

2. Joe Skipper M 25 GBR Schwimmen 00:53:07 Radfahren 04:19:53

Laufen 02:46:44

Gesamt 08:03:00

3. Maurice Clavel M 25 D Schwimmen 00:48:29 Radfahren 04:16:42

Laufen 02:56:30

Gesamt 08:04:53

4. Timo Bracht M 30 D Schwimmen 00:48:42 Radfahren 04:18:42

Laufen 02:56:37

Gesamt 08:07:01

5. Terenzo Bozzone M 40 NZL Schwimmen 00:48:35 Radfahren 04:21:39

Laufen 02:56:39

Gesamt 08:11:34

Top Five Women 2017

Women

1. Daniela Ryf W 30 SUI Schwimmen 00:52:34 Radfahren 04:37:34

Laufen 03:06:46

Gesamt 08:40:03

2. Laura Siddall W 35 GBR Schwimmen 00:58:16 Radfahren 04:44:59

Laufen 03:05:40

Gesamt 08:51:38

3. Lisa Roberts W 35 USA Schwimmen 01:01:31 Radfahren 04:55:20

Laufen 02:56:35

Gesamt 08:57:14

4. Yvonne van Vlerken W 35 NL Schwimmen 00:58:15 Radfahren 04:45:51 Laufen 03:20:09 Gesamt 09:07:40

5. Corina Hengartner W 35 D Schwimmen 01:01:20 Radfahren 04:57:45 Laufen 03:23:21 Gesamt 09:25:28

The fastest splits 2017 listed for each discipline

Men Swim Anton Lagerbäck SWE 00:44:49 Maurice Clavel D 00:48:29 Sean Donnelly D 00:48:30

Bike Christian Müller D 04:13:40 Maurice Clavel D 04:16:42 Dougal Allan NZL 04:17:41

Run Bart Aernouts B 02:44:10 Joe Skipper GBR 02:46:44 Brad Kahlefeldt AUS 02:51:32

Women Swim Daniela Ryf SUI 00:52:34 Laura Siddall GBR 00:58:16 Martina Dogana ITA 00:58:23

Bike Daniela Ryf SUI 04:37:34 Laura Siddall GBR 04:44:59 Yvonne van Vlerken NL 04:45:51

Run Lisa Roberts USA 02:56:35 Laura Siddall GBR 03:05:40 Daniela Ryf SUI 03:06:46

Prize Money in Roth 2018

The prize money of USD 200.000 is distributed as follows:

Place Men Women 1. 40,000 USD 40,000 USD 2. 25,000 USD 25,000 USD 3. 15,000 USD 15,000 USD 4. 7,000 USD 7,000 USD 5. 4,000 USD 4,000 USD 6. 3,000 USD 3,000 USD 7. 2,500 USD 2,500 USD 8. 1,500 USD 1,500 USD 9. 1,250 USD 1,250 USD 10. 750 USD 750 USD

Food Supply 2018 (during the race and after finish)

23,000 Bananas 3,000 Apples 1,300 Oranges 1,000 Kiwis 580 Lemons 550 Melons 13 kg Raisins 15 kg Dry fruits 50 kg Nuts 1,800 pieces of Rice cake 5,500 pieces of Cake 3,800 Bread rolls 12,000 Biscuits 135 kg Sausage 207 kg Cheese 2,800 pieces of Chocolate 800 packs of Waffles 10 kg Soup of vegetables 29,000 pieces Energy bars 39,000 Energy gels 29,000 litres of Mineral drink 6,000 litres of Apple juice Franken Brunnen 6,500 litres of Cola 22,000 litres of Mineral water Franken Brunnen naturelle 10.560 cans of Red Bull 4,000 cups of Yoghurt 4,000 cups of Buttermilk 1,800 litres of Cacao 1,000 litres of Milk 59,300 Sponges

Advertising material and infrastructure 2018

about 500 Banners about 150 Beach flags 50 Blowups 20 Archways 1,200 Beer tent set up (including tables and bench) 500 Parasols 6 Tribunes with a total length of 160m 15 Tents 50 Showers 330 mobile lavatories 15 Container (cooled/uncooled) Emergency power supply Electricity, water, waste water Internet, WLAN 3.5 km Hoardings 3.8 km Protective grating Sweep service (machine to clean the course) Garbage disposal Event technology (light, sound, video) Firework TV-production and distribution About 30 cars, 37 vans, 5 trucks

The Race Courses

Swim - 3.8 km Start and finish at the canal landing stage in Hilpoltstein. Swimmers start in south direction and turn for home after 1.9 km. Finish below the canal bridge Hilpoltstein-.

Bike - 180 km The cycling course begins at the canal landing stage in Hilpoltstein and leads over two loops of 85.5 km each, followed by a closing of 9 km back to Roth. The looped course leads from Eckersmühlen to Wallesau - Laffenau – Seiboldsmühle - Heideck - Selingstadt - Alfershausen - - Greding - Röckenhofen - Obermässing - Karm - Weinsfeld - Eysölden - Tiefenbach - Unterrödel - Hilpoltstein - Solar - Pierheim - Mörlach - Hilpoltstein - Heuberg - Haimpfarrich back to Eckersmühlen. 90% percent of the course is closed for traffic. The climbs are a signature feature of the course, with 3 climbs between 6 and 10% at a length of 800 m to 1.5 km.

Hot spots for spectators are the Kalvarienberg at Greding, the “Solarer Berg” at Hilpoltstein, the „Biermeile“ at Eckersmühlen, the town centres of Seligenstadt and Thalmässing.

Run - 42.195 km The 2018 newly installed route is a one-lap-course links with only 160 instead of 330 vertical metres. The new course heads from Transition Zone 2 to the Roth Canal, through the industrial area before branching off south to the first turn around at Eckersmühlen lock. From there it heads back to Roth industrial area and continues north to the Leerstetten lock (turning point 2), then along the canal back to Roth. After a short loop on the Alte Allersberger road, the athletes run through Rothgrund to the Roth town centre. Then, as in 2017, it's off to Büchenbach before heading back to the centre of Roth and finally to the finish line stadium.

The new course is flat except for a rise just before Büchenbach and the recent addition towards Lände and is completely on paved, closed roads. Only (as before) the short wooded area to Lände and the short stretch of the canal is run on gravel paths.

Hot spots for spectators are the “Triathlon Park” in Roth, the “Lände Roth” with the Hot Spot Speck Pumpen and the city center of Roth with Kugelbühlplatz, market square with ERDINGER Alkoholfrei PowerZone till Sandgasse. Additionally the school center Büchenbach and the Hot Spot at the Rathausplatz and around the village pond in Büchenbach (“Büchenbach Weiherschleife”).

Time Taking

The race will start in 22 groups (see timetable)

After the start the time runs non-stop for each athlete until he crosses the finish line. The time is not interrupted for changing clothes, breaks, etc.

Additionally, each discipline has a time limit: single relay swim 02.15 h 2:15 h swim and bike 09.30 h 8:45 h swim, bike and run 15.00 h 13:45 h

Competitors who do not meet these time limits will be taken out of the race.

Athlete Care

7,000 volunteers from more than 50 clubs are taking care of the athletes during the race.

Media contact

TEAMCHALLENGE GmbH Carin Dennerlohr Otto-Schrimpff-Str. 14 91154 Roth

Phone: 09171/89 55 000 and 09181/1612 Fax: 09171 /99881

E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Media Office

Media Center Schützenhaus (Triathlon Park) from Friday, June 29, 2018

Phone: 09171/98 984-10 09171/98 984-11 Fax: 09171/98 984-12 E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Opening hours: Friday June 29, 2018 10.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. Saturday June 30, 2018 10.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. Sunday July 1, 2018 10.00 a.m. to 08.00 p.m.

Modifications and additions reserved. Progress: June 13, 2018

Published by: TEAMCHALLENGE GmbH